BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University Owls returned to the practice field on Friday, changing to an afternoon in an effort to get on a game week schedule for Fridays and Saturdays.
The practice pace and spirit returned, especially for one without pads, following a Thursday off day.
QUOTABLE
Hagerty Family Head Football Coach Willie Taggart
On entering year three
“I’m excited just because of the growth, seeing these guys grow and the development. Being here, that was going to be a big part of it (development). You can’t just get guys, plug them in and they just go, you have to do a good job of developing. We play a lot of guys when they’re young, and because of the COVID year, some of those guys are still young, but they have playing experience that we feel is going to pay big dividends for us this year. I’m really excited about their growth, their experience. Just watching them practice and play now, watching them in meetings taking notes is like night and day. You don’t have to tell them to do it, they know to do it now and know what it’ll do to help them with their game.”
On what he’s looking for in the scrimmage tomorrow
“We’re doing a situational scrimmage tomorrow, so I’m looking for a lot of execution, guys understanding the situation that we’re in and being able to execute it the way that we need them to, not only the players but the coaches executing in the press box and on the sideline and making sure that execution’s going well also.”
ON THE FIELD
- With individual drills complete, the Owls moved into O-Line versus D-Line and 7-on-7.
- The highlight of the drill was a deep pass to wide open Johnny Ford, who followed the ball over his right shoulder and into his hands for the TD
- Jarrett Jerrels recorded his second interception in as many practices
- Michael Johnson, Jr. hit both Jymetre Hester and Jordan Young for back-to-back scores and Johnson later kept the ball for a long run
- Zuberi Mobley was patient, followed his offensive line and then broke into the endzone
- Morgan Suarez connected on a field goal, just inside the 20
SEASON OPENER
FAU will open the 2022 season on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, versus Charlotte at FAU Stadium. The game is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. and will be televised on CBSSN and will air locally on Sports640 AM South Florida.
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